Sean Marshall
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Sean Christopher Marshall
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 7", Weight 205 lbs.
- School Virginia Commonwealth University
- High School Manchester High School
[edit] Biographical Information
Pitcher Sean Marshall, twin brother of Brian Marshall, was 9-4 with a 3.34 ERA as a college freshman, winning rookie of the year honors in the Colonial Athletic Association. He also made Baseball America's second team freshman All-American team. In 2002, the sophomore was only 3-4 with a 4.45 ERA and outshone by his brother, the team's closer. In '03, Sean went 7-2, 2.62 and was picked by the Chicago Cubs in the sixth round of the 2003 amateur draft.
Marshall went 5-6 with a 2.57 ERA for the Boise Hawks, striking out 88 in 73 2/3 IP and then pitching 7 innings for the Lansing Lugnuts, striking out 11, walking none and allowing one unearned run for a victory. He was sixth in the Northwest League in ERA and picked as the NWL's #7 prospect by Baseball America.
In 2004, Sean was 2-0 with a 1.11 ERA in 7 starts for Lansing, allowing only a .171 average and 4 walks in 49 dazzling innings, striking out 51. Skipping a level, he went 2-2 for the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx with a 5.90 ERA and 1.66 WHIP in a major reversal of fortune. Baseball America rated him as the 9th-best prospect in the Midwest League and the 7th-best in the Cubs chain.
For '05, the tall left-hander had records of 4-4, 2.74 with the Daytona Cubs and 0-1, 2.52 for West Tenn. Baseball America picked him as Chicago's #6 prospect.
Marshall was 6-9 with a 5.59 ERA as a member of the 2006 Cubs rotation and he went 0-2, 3.32 in a brief stint with the Iowa Cubs.
Main sources: 2002-2006 Baseball Almanacs
